Two Top 10 Matches in Store for Top-Ranked Ohio State – Ohio State Buckeyes

#1 Ohio State vs. #10 Kentucky & #6 Wake Forest
Dates: Feb. 11 & 13, 2022
Time: 6 pm & Noon
Venues: Ty Tucker Tennis Center – Columbus, Ohio
Live Score: Scoring
Live Videos: Videos
Rosters: Ohio State | Kentucky | Wake Forest
Ranks: ITA Rankings

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 1 Ohio State men’s tennis team is undefeated with a 7-0 record following their pair of 4-0 sweeps of No. 1 Tennessee and No. 6 Virginia this past weekend. Another big weekend is in store as the Buckeyes will host consecutive pairs of Top 10 opponents beginning with No. 10 Kentucky on Friday. That match begins at 6 pm On Sunday, the Buckeyes will host No. 6 Wake Forest at Noon.

• This will be the 35^th match between Ohio State and Kentucky with the first matchup dating back to the 1933 season.
• Ohio State is 22-12 all time vs. Kentucky with their most recent matchup being a 4-0 victory in February 2019.
• Ohio State has had the upper hand as of late and are 18-1 against Kentucky since 2000; the most recent loss occurred in the 2014 season.
• Ohio State will meet Wake Forest for the 14^th time with the first contest occurring in the 1959 season; the Buckeyes are 9-3-1 vs. the Demon Deacons with the most recent loss occurring in the 2018 National Championship.
• Ohio State is 2-0 against Top 10 ranked competition this season with both matches ending in 4-0 sweeps.
• As a team, the Buckeyes have only surrendered one point to opponents all year through seven matches.
• The Buckeyes opened the season ranked No. 6 and have recently to No. 1 after posting 4-0 sweeps over previously ranked No. 1 Tennessee and No. 6 Virginia this past weekend.
• Cannon Kingsley was named the Big Ten Men’s Tennis Athlete of the Week after his straight set wins over two Top 15 ranked opponents; this is the third consecutive week a Buckeye has earned this award.
• Four Buckeyes are ranked in the Top 50 in the newest ITA singles rankings – No. 6 Matej Vocel (prev. No. 5), No. 11 JJ Tracy (prev. No. 14), No. 16 Cannon Kingsley (prev. No. 21), and No. 36 James Trotter (prev. No. 42)
• In doubles, Ohio State maintained the top-two ranked positions in No. 1 Vocel and Robert Cash and No. 2 Trotter and Justin Boulais.

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